Fast and Curious Outside Fields

hominid

• any primate

• primates that show a clear link to chimpanzees

• humans, human-like primates and their ancestors

• humans and their direct ancestors

seriation

• a chronological line

• a type of dating based on similarities

• a way to categorize dates

• another term for evolution

artifact

• material culture of a civilization left behind

• pieces of pottery from an ancient civilization

• skeletons from previous civilizations

• a way to date things left from older cultures

stratigraphy

• archaeological dating method based on categories

• archaeological dating method based on tree rings

• archaeological dating method based on BC and AD

• archaeological dating method based on layers

archaeology

• the study of bones and fossils

• the study of the human past through material culture

• the study of history

• the study of famous historical sites

anthropology

• the study of the human past

• the study of primates and early humans

• the study of human society and culture

• history

linguistics

• the study of a foreign language

• the development of modern languages

• the ability to speak multiple languages

• the study of language, its structure and its development

bipedal

• synonym for a bicycle

• ability to walk on two feet

• scientific name for the first upright primate

• the ability to run long distances on two legs

paleolithic

• time before writing

• time before modern humans

• time that saw the development of metal tools

• time that saw the development of stone tools